the end of the road brings the caps to edmonton where wayne gretzky has streets named after him and the great eight hope to shine. on sunday night the balance bunt right. following the leader to a one- goal win. the plus frustration was clear, unhappiness easy to see. tonight they deal with dustin penner. a gusher for the oilers. he's tough, but let's not go overboard on comcast sportsnet.

saturday night in the great white north for all of you to see, this evening the capitols come slip slide national league and they welcome to one of the finest frozen ponds in the world. it's great to see you again. i'm joe beninati. when we left you in vancouver, the power play was taming blame from yours truly. i wasn't want only one complaining. >> we just didn't generate anything. we didn't get it set up or do what we were supposed to do. i might have had a bad battle plan when i drew that power play up today. i mean i will have to go back and do some different such. such. >> craig laughlin is in with me. i'm sure the manup unit spoiled us. >> it really has. let them down last night, registering one shot with four opportunities joe, but when you look at the numbers, man have

they spoiled us in a big way. 33 ppgs, tied with vancouver for the most. games in early december, 7 of 12, and two games since then, however, a little bit negative, joe. just three of 18 in the last six. >> vancouver's penalty killing unit was excellent. the unit with ovechkin wasty had tenacious throughout the night. >> they took a focus to the caps' number 8. they used it against alex ovechkin. he has one goal in the last five games, he was playing, yeah he was involved, but he did not have the puck enough. they kept the puck away from alex, and when he did get the puck, joe, i thought he tried too hard. he has to relax, going to have to relax tonight against the oilers for the caps to finish off the road trip. >> craig, there's only been a

few times when the great eight get 0 points. >> no question, just five games. multipoint games from 12-27. seven multipoint games. the last seven games, one assist, and he's simply not getting his shots through. usually up to five shots a game. he's had five the last two. >> as for the other alex, he seemed to have a more eventful night. all over several critical moments in the game. >> when they were focused on alex ovechkin, they were hoping someone would be free, and he was. that was a knuckler. driving the penalty shot as he drives to the net. grabs from behind, gets the hold. here's alex semin on the penalty shot, busted early, then stands slightly on it as he has the left toe save. >> check out the numbers, he's been one of dc's best in december. three goals the last or five goal in the last eight

returning from his wrist injury. a plus player averaging over 4 shots a game. and when i had scores the caps are 6-2-1. >> the capitals have not been world beaters north of the border. in fact they have been on the wrong end four times of the last five canadian contests. >> starting the 21st, a nice back hand roofer to down the caps and then they lost 4-3. this late goal, phillips across to fisher, carrying under the happiest person in the stands. beating in a shootout by the same score. nick backstrom. they lost 6 of 3. they put on a show, and then they took the loss against vancouver. they were up in the game. too many breakdowns. raymond the big star for

vancouver. >> in its existence, washington is about break even against the guys, their neighbors for the north. >> just above .500. getting points and close to 60% of the games on the road. winning less than 40%. since those five, 11-16-6. >> goal tender, michal feuvirth looking to make his unite appearance in the league. >> goals against, way too high, above 4.5. >> it's been three years since you and i have been in this building. it's hard not to think back to the incredible teams that used to call it home. >> there's few teams that can use the word dynasty. this team it can. whether it was -- teams can.

whether it was the great one, wayne gretzky or mark metski, one of the greatest leaders in hockey, they were just too much to handle in the mid-'80s through '90s. >> a top of championships continuing through memory lane, these are the caps who did best against edmonton. >> bonner, carpenter, ten or more. currently brendan morrison on the caps acerose we 15. the most among all caps players currently. >> the look on his face says it all, dustin penner will storm the crease. nicklas backstrom will storm it next on comcast sport net.

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it's been a long and winding road, but the capitals finishing up a trip tonight. the nhl on comcast sportsnet on snow-covered edmonton,

greetings back to snow-covered dc. hopefully you are all safe and sound. the washington capitals will try to finish this road swing in style. >> the capitals going to nickels noyver. the career record of 230. coming up, a sub par game. they need a big game out of michael tonight. jeff getting the start for the edmonton oilers. he's a big goal tender that covers a lot of the net. >> joe: edmonton has been having troubles here. we will detail it as the game progresses. the opening faceoff presented by papa john's. for years this place has had a reputation for being one of the game's best. the capitals should enjoy skating on a fast track. >> craig: controlled break out

to the oilers. they have lost their last two in the building. >> joe: deslauriers got it out on the break. >> craig: actually returning into a tun on one. one defender back. good catching gloves by the goal tender, deslauriers. >> you just saw judge and jury on the line. the caps win the draw, and ovechkin fires that one was muffled. john is hopping around after that one caught it low. the bad save on semin. you can see the combination at the top of the careen. the top line of backstrom, semins, -- semin and ovechkin. >> craig: he often mixes it up, especially off a loss and after

the performance that was not their best in vancouver, they did good things helping with shots on net, but they didn't get it done. that was the game you would like to get the two points last night. >> joe: when we walked in this morning, bruce boudreau said you will never guess the lines, joe, don't even try. they squeeze that one to hang on. >> craig: you have to shuffle the deck a bit. keeping things fresh with the players. nice to see michael get be-- michal to get the start between the pipes. >> joe: it's been a busy day around the nhl locker as the oilers win the draw. knuble with brendan morrison. the last of a dozen games on the nhl circuit. the fans here were not to

pleased. knuble trying to karum. 1:16 in, we are scoreless. the ford keys to the contest. >> craig: the capitals' power play has to be better than it was last night. they were 1 for 4. they have to get the puck behind the defense of the oilers tonight. for edmonton, superspace, they have to close up the space between blue lines and middle mph. they have a lot of species speed up the middle. guys have had speed and they have to use it through the neutral zone. >> joe: plenty of get up and go. this line can roar. good lift check by fleischmann. we near the two minute mark of the scoreless opening period. brule firing it wide. >> craig: that was a good play. the boards are very fast here.

going right in there, like a guided missile they are show speed on early in the game. that means goalies and defencemen have to be -- extra alert. look at the quickness on the board. nice job. well known for throwing the mix off than around the net. good scoring dance chance. >> joe: the penalty leader digging in on the draw. you can see at the bottom of the screen for a moment, he has amassed quite a total for the last few years. bradley rubbed into the ball. a former bruce boudreau pupil at the american league level. bradley fires and deslauriers finding it in the glove. >> craig: the boys are a little

little into it tonight. that. here he is moving into the the mild, good job. caps have been better five on five when they send a guy up the middle lane. opening up the channel for brad to get the shot away. >> joe: backstrom, unable to gain possession on the defensive zone draw. ovechkin watching it breeze by. horcoff didn't get it out. meanwhile shawn morrison is not in the mineup. he aggravated an injury last night. john erskine is out for a healthy track. looking for enforcement. workologyen the interchange, and all of that was interrupted by milan. o'sullivan canceled out by o'vetch win, and away come the

the -- ovechkin, and away come the defender. he will hang on. >> craig: fantastic save! i said this guy was a big goal tender. only weighing about 190 pounds soaking wet. good foot speed. great pass. up to semin. here he comes. look, making sure they didn't get the penalty. >> joe: we don't see edmonton and jeff often on comcast sport net. we see him in the replays. quick replexes, full split type of stuff. >> craig: but he also has problems sometimes in his game allowing the soft go. if you can get one early, since he's a young tender in the nhl can sometimes be a negative for him. >> joe: pat quinn behind the

bench here. it's great in the morning to watch him hide court. been named coach of the year twice. >> ray: the flyers and canucks, first to win the award on two different teams. >> joe: eric fair -- fehr is there. >> craig: when he played in the nfl, a big part of the toronto maple may -- maple leafs in their hayday. >> joe: washington and edmonton skating for you on comcast sportsnet. this is a comcast sportsnet nfl extra. we welcome our viewers on the comcast bay area and washington

faithful viewers. delauriers mishandled that one. to fehr. on the interchange to chris clark who was on the wrong side for him. the oilers with a chance to get it out. brule streaking in there. starting the counter attack. watching deslauriers setting it up for him. sliding out of his own zone. >> craig: he's been back just the last two games after missing the previous 13. good foot speed and bringing puck line relying on the speed. >> joe: roaring to center. n. the sylvokian defender. >> craig: should be wearing 77, not 7 # the way he states. >> joe: that was coffey like,

although i'm not sure i have seen a guy better than the one who wore 77 here. >> craig: i would agree. paul coffey, haul of famer, and a guy who generated so many points with his skating ability. i always remember one thing about him, he wore a skate two sizes too small. that was amazing. >> joe: that would cramp your feet. >> craig: yeah, but he said it made him skate faster. >> joe: along the dash, semin breaking his stick on the slap shot, and away come the oilers. o'sullivan through neutral. leave it on the wing. tom poti with the defensive play. ovechkin lost the handle. three on three back the other way. loads and drives right to the gut of neuvirth. >> craig: we will stop there with neuvirth. the capitals turning it over on their blue line. ryan driving hard to the net.

the caps have to be better. here ov trying to do too much. here's the oilers three on two. good three-way passing play. lead together slap shot into the belly of the caps' young goalie. >> joe: john is closing in on 600 games. >> craig: big time college numbers at michigan state. >> joe: he was an outstanding spartan. david steckel playing at ohio state. steckel bottled up, and away come the oiler in the blue as we reach the 6-minute mark in the scoreless opening period. quintin laing will be digging his hardest with matt bradley. no score north of the border.

she's proudly wearing capital's red, white, and blue in the enemy easter tore. caps and oilers, no store score. the ones to watch, two hefty winners. nike knuble the veteran. 16 points so far. 18 goals, doubling up anybody close to them in their lineup. the next best guy with 9 goals. 18 goals, top ten in the nfl. >> joe: knuble got one on the board for washington in colorado on this road relationship trip. green right into the glove of

deslauriers. deslauriers has been busy already. >> craig: brooke has been playing wing this year and with that faceoff loss, pat quinn will make a change with his forwards. didn't like how clean that was won by the caps in his zone. >> joe: he will try stortini. n. >> edmonton can thank the net minder. >> craig: the number one guy, the lineup injured, nice catching glove save there. bradley up the gut. the best of the period between both net minders. semin on the split save with his leg. >> joe: the live action continuing in the oilers defensive zone. staals around for neilson.

the loss here on home ice. >> craig: his dad was one of the best ever. >> joe: magic man. struggling playing the wing. tried to send it in. look out on the washington bench. >> craig: pretty big catch from or would be from behind the bench, former detroit red wing. nice catch of the puck as it hit the bench. the caps starting off well in this game. a lot of the guys had a meeting this morning, joe, a few of them taking the ice of the loss last night in vancouver. >> joe: the game in which the 2- 1 lead evaporated. here, the fans are packed in to see the washington capitals. the one and only get together with the two interconference rivals. washington has note won here in -- has not won here in an awful long time.

>> craig: 1996? >> seven straight times in 1996. >> craig: they are all around canada. any time they come up here, a festival for the caps. people hanging out at the hotel to see some of the guys, and obviously the great atransportation is the -- great attraction is the great eight. >> joe: squaring off with another northwest division foe in the basement of the basket as the puck leaves the rink. >> craig: a lot of whistles in the hockey game even though there's been quality scoring chances. >> joe: we have played entirely at even strength. neither has had a power play just yet. morrow coming in. tyler getting the sweater from

sloan tonight. ozner one of several teammates with friends and family. >> craig: now they give away 50 tickets. you must buy them. anderson has to make sure everyone gets their share. a lot of guys could have used 20 themselves tonight. ian is also the travel coordinator to get them home tonight. good luck with that. >> craig: there's one runway open in the region. washington national is closed. but one runway is open, and that's supposed to be open for complete traffic at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> joe: skill scoreless at rexall place. to the center for o'sullivan. stone with shoulder to shoulder

with urchina. >> craig: look he's the only one in the zone. all the other oilers behind the flu line. they are playing tough defense. that's the line struggling at home. you don't want to open it up. >> joe: every coach on the line has said it, you don't want to play run and gun with the guys in the white sweaters. backstrom angling through center, backstrom is there to defend. in the '80s i think they would have loved it. ovechkin blindly all the way back to point position. green, didn't keep that one in. >> craig: i didn't like playing in this facility, being a slow skater, and this facility, everyone was always faster than

me. you end up taking penalty after penalty when you can't keep up. >> joe: what makes the ice so good? >> craig: the type of ice it is, joe. >> joe: off of the rink. washington well traveled in recent days. putting on plenty of air miles. >> craig: the number of miles washington to denver to kick it off. 1400. denver then 1100 and then 500 but back home, close to 2,000. well over 5,000 on this west coast swing for the caps team. >> joe: steckel for brad i did. bumping one off the defender there. the verizon center will open their doors on wednesday. gilbert brule going the other way. that one exploding off brule's stick. penner leading the team in goals, assists, and points, and

just about every other category. >> craig: he's more inspired this season than he was last year. you have see see the season last year, joe, where he didn't put up too many numbers. playing very uninspired hockey. this year he's been a different story. >> joe: like accelerating in with fehr. jurcina has to wait. he will drive it in. the capitals tag up, and we move past the mid-way mark of the scoreless first period with the capitals outshooting the oilers #-5. ploppedplopped plopped there behind neuvirth. fehr on to center. looking like he got his skating legs tonight. active through the center position. >> craig: you have to be. usa ton as a -- austin as a centerman, you have more ice to skate in. because of that you can utilize

his skating stride, and his skating speed. >> joe: this one goes off the rink with a scoreless first period. caps and oilers on csn. boss:hey, glad i caught you. i was on my way to present ideas about all the discounts we're offering. i've got some catchphrases that'll make these savings even more memorable. gecko: all right... gecko: good driver discounts. now that's the stuff...? boss: how 'bout this? gecko: ...they're the bee's knees?

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driving better lately and picking up points for chris clark the captain of the team. >> joe: clark with all four of his tallies on the road. back 14 points for chris. when you see the last two years combined, he just wasn't himself. >> craig: he wasn't healthy. banged up. health is such an issue around the national hockey league. when park is healthy, he's a different guy. >> joe: brendan morrison was trying to deal for knuble. bogged down between the blue line. the oilers in the home blue, dropping five of the last six on this ice. morrow ahead of the play. the oilers captain whistled offides. >> craig: look at morrow. the first rounder of the hawks in 1994. the oilers, 8-7462 on home ice. as you mentioned, not doing well the last four games, have

struggled here at home. >> joe: capitals with the control off the draw. deslauriers high on the window. at a point position, tyler sloan. good read there. he jumped into the passing lane. sneed will set it up for cogliano. -- >> craig: doing a lap in just about 14 seconds, joe. that's fast. >> joe: here he comes. shoved along the dasher board. n. this one will send semin the other way. alexander semin hooking off. reenforcements are coming. there's backstrom muscled well wide. poty had time. gilbert is there.

american born blue liner getting help from horcoff. no score on the big boards, where it marts the most. the capitals with the highest first scoring team in the business. stone letting it go. >> craig: that's a great save. there ryan stone coming in, all alone. he's a second rounder, joe. and he just let that fly. good breakout and passing sequence there. i like his start so far for neuvirth. much better than not carrying over his floor play against the league. >> joe: fun to talk to mike when he learned to speak

english in plymouth. >> craig: he had to get used to the nfl shots and puck movement. when you don't play a lot, there's a big change from playing in the american league to the nhl. >> joe: quinten laing back. now they are back in transition. throwing a shoulder in penner's direction. >> craig: helping out his line mate. >> joe: quinten laing just about to full speed with respect to the amount of weight he loss with the jaw injury. >> craig: he will consistently have to eat a lot more rib. >> joe: he got prime rib, didn't he? the devils on saturday, the 26 26th. hurricane on the 28th.

202-397-seat. spending so much time in the month of december away from home it will be good to be surrounded by so many close friends. sizzled high and wide by eric fehr. >> craig: he was ahead, notice how he pulls off the accelerator that allowed eric fehr to get in the shooting lane. just high and made. >> joe: fleischmann, laich or fehr, who would you like to play more senter? >> i would say fleischmann may show more flash and dash. >> joe: thatting be something we see in the future. sundaying that one neatly wide, milton. finally the whistles coming from the referees.

the caps and oilers no score. this is the nhl, comcast sportsnet.

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>> joe: truth be told, the last one in 1990. without wayne gretzky but to produce five in seven years like they did, showed the praeses. >> craig: went from the edmonton oilers dynasty to move on. >> joe: poti will send it out. having worked a time or two with the oilers. ovechkin on the takeaway. guarded by gilbert. horcoff able to move through with stone. jurcina driving him head first to the board. that was a rude finish. jurcina packing a bunch when he get there is. about 240. >> craig: small rodeo. nothing wrong with that. >> joe: rope them and ride

them. >> craig: why not. >> joe: looking for ovechkin. so the other way, potential three on two. gilbert beating beating it out wide. slap pass to the outside. ovechkin was backtracking nicely. >> craig: the caps have to be careful here. too many odd man breaks. one of these times they will cash in. >> joe: he closes, fluffs it, mike green blocking the shot. the speed coming back to point position. the speed keeping it in this oilers' team when they are attacking ride, they can skate in waves. the triangle passing play and cogliano did not reel it in. the late night fleischmann to

the front. marvelous stop. the best scoring opportunity for the night for brendan morrison at point-blank range. >> craig: the caps were close to getting a goalie interference penalty. our thompson creek look at this opportunity, a window of opportunity to brendan morrison who among all chaps leads them with 15 goals in his career. great chance. right on the doorstep for the caps, brendan morrison. >> joe: this is the 15th time he has played death sentence them. knuble on the interchange there for fleischmann. around to morrison for the screen. just one morrison in the lineup. shawn out after aggravating an injury last night. deslauriers with the blocker pad in the way. you look down, the oilers don't get it out. deslauriers with another save and a snappy glove stop on

fleischmann. >> craig: he's flashing the leather. getting a standing ovation here in edmonton, alberta. 13 saves for jeff. that clears by the emmers. fleischmann -- by the oilers. fleischmann thought he had it. the catching glove save by the goalie. >> joe: my goodness you can see that orange a mile away. the referee danny larue spotting the first game infraction. going against edmonton. >> craig: they were trying to spring three on two to make it two on one. because of that they get hit with a holding call. the big boss man will not be happy. dustin penner with a seat. here comes the breakouts. watch the chip to the middle, and then penner gapping the

captain player in the neutral zone. right there, a little crunch there. called it a hold, but he was just trying to get inside position there. the caps go to the power play. >> joe: at the top of the telecast, we called the power play out a bit they are still ranked each covering around 24%. gilbert stalling the attack. green is there for washington. mike green with his parents in attendance tonight. mike green's mom and pop making a three-hour journey from calgary to be here tonight. this way for green. backstrom is next. washington's point-scoring leader. semin to ovechkin. tap on the perimeter. semin with 11:00 # on the power

play. alex semin force feeding into the inside. backstrom, on a softer pass. semin didn't get the chance to cap that one. >> craig: i thought they would be shooting more off the get go. they need to get the shots. >> joe: they are playing keep away. the penalty killers for the oilersers are dead tired. >> craig: keep away is fine, but they need more shots. i thought they would come out firing from everywhere. they have had the puck a lot but not getting the shots on them. >> joe: the former flyer will send it back. joe beninat and i craig laughlin with you in edmonton. there's knuble, and deslauriers has been the difference in period one. >> craig: there's no netting behind deslauriers. he has had the butterfly going, his catching glove going, and ovechkin set up knuble nicely

near the paint. watch this deflection. here comes ovechkin coming right at you. here's knuble. good giveaway. good takeaway to start the rush, and then here comes the pass. good pass to knuble who was just in frond of sneed, the defenseman. >> joe: deslauriers is a edmonton native. around the top number in the nfl. deslauriers is 6'4", 205, and playing all that size and more in the opening period as they have doubled up the oilers in shots, 16-8. last minute of the opening stanza, knuble offsides. the linesman was right where he needed to be despite the quizzical look from knuble. >> craig: often times teams want to make themselves look bigger. i read an article on deslauriers he was 6'4", 190.

you read another 250 or whatever it was. just different i guess when the guys work out in the summer. maybe they do gain weight and get stronger. >> joe: jurcina. now in transition, the oilers going the other way. neuvirth with a stop on goney. penner to gagner. penner looking for him again, this one is melted long enough for a whistle. >> craig: one of the best lines in hockey playing with the montreal canadians, lighting it up for dale hunter's squad. here's the opportunity to go to

the net. just didn't get there in time, joe. he's not the biggest guy, he can put up the numbers. blah. they would like to see more goals from sam. >> joe: a look at how quickly the traffic so develops in front of the net minder. 8 seconds left in the first period. stone, o'sullivan wanting to bounce by. steckel keeping it at his feet. this first period is done. washington to deslauriers time after time, but the big edmonton net minder and mike neuvirth with a clean slate after 20. net star intermission live is coming up. you can't go anywhere in canada without talking about the olympic hockey tournament. we will put locker to work -- laughlin to work with tell

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airing on comcast sportsnet tonight, where the washington capitals have won eight of the last 11 overall. trying for a rare win in edmonton. they are scoreless after 20

minutes. laughlin, we just came from vancouver, where the 2012 games will be held for the olympics. thatry bursting with excitement over the hockey tournament. >> craig: there so many guys that have a chance to play. there's a ton of guys in the caps. >> joe: starting withstarting with the potential washington invitees beginning with team russia, loaded. >> craig: it is loaded, especially offensively. alex ovechkin the marquee player. alexander semin, his running mate, guaranteeing the lot to play there. dazzling and razzeling. >> and we think when you talk about mike green in canada, that's a hot topic. >> craig: he is on the bubble.

we just saw lowe walk by. we hope he gets a chance. >> joe: i think fleischmann is a sure for the czech republic. they may use him at center. >> craig: the way he plays and scored this season after missing training camp, missing 11 games he's been a real positive. >> joe: the defending champs at the olympics in '06, nicklas backstrom, back in '010. >> craig: you put him with the ringer, he will always rack up the points. nick backstrom, another young guy they will be able to utilize. >> joe: i know discussing rosters for team usa and canada could start a barroom brawl, but who do you think will be there? >> craig: apoto from the

islanders and then eric johnson, other -- ore, and martin and then the number one guy, miller. >> joe: tom miller could easily find his way to the usa. now your favorite nation, team california and their plethora of talent. >> craig: i have to too many guys to pick. they will be under pressure to win the olympic gold. you to have the veteran guys and leaders. crosby, nash, and thor ton, on the defense -- thorton on the defense. netermeyer, he's old, but he's been to the dance before. and then martie broder for the goal. >> joe: i think they have enough offensive pop. we will continue with nor net

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net star 1 intermission live continues on csn. the gm for the edmonton oilers ranking mcphee and lowe. no score after 20 minutes of play. joe and craig continuing with net star 1 intermission live. locker, what are they doing well defensively. >> craig: they are controlling the puck. they have cut down on shots against. to me that comes for puck control. when it goes d to d, if they don't have a pass, they are chipping it back to the d, using a lot of delays to control the puck which means the opposition doesn't have it a lot. >> washington threatening jeff deslauriers. surprisingly there's no score on the board after we look at the highlights after one. >> craig: they were trying to go high on this kid, jeff deslauriers. his catching glove working in the first period.

fleischmann at the other end. that was the catching glove. high lanes, the caps seeing more commotion i would think against deslauriers the way he started out. they will need second and third shots. these teams in the mode of stopping the initial shot here tonight. >> joe: a little more east-west movement wouldn't hurt as well. presented by your washington chevy dealers. >> doug: only three scores chances. blocked a ton of shots to help out the net minder. the caps nominated the faceoff circle. look for set faceoff plays to lead to a goal here tonight. >> joe: the highest scoring team from our nation's capital without a goal after 20 minutes. plenty of caps' fans hoping it will change in period two. caps and oilers on comcast sportsnet nfl extra. boss:hey, glad i caught you. i was on my way to present ideas

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